Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that this is why they have a greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. Write an essay expressing your point of view. Give reasons for your answer.

The view that

women

are better parents than

men

has shown itself to be true throughout history.

This

is not to say that

men

are not of importance in

child- rearing

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indeed, they are the most necessary if

children

are to appreciate fully the roles of both sexes. But

women

have proven themselves

superior parents

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as a result

of their conditioning, their less aggressive natures and their generally better

communication

skills. From the time they are little

girls

, females learn about nurturing.

First

with dolls and later perhaps with younger brothers and sisters,

girls

are given the role of carer.

Girls

see their mothers in the same roles and so it is natural that they identify

this

as a female activity. Boys,

in contrast

, learn competitive roles far removed from what it means to nurture. While boys may dream of adventures,

girls

' conditioning means they tend to see the future in terms of raising families.

Girls

also

appear to be less aggressive than boys. In adulthood, it is

men

, not

women

, who prove to be the aggressors in crime and in war. Obviously, in raising

children

, a more patient, gentle manner is preferable to a more aggressive one.

Although

there certainly exist

gentle

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men

and aggressive

women

, by and large, females are less likely to resort to violence in attempting to solve problems.

Finally

,

women

tend to be better communicators than

men

.

This

is shown

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intelligence tests, where females, on average, do better in verbal

communication

than males. Of course,

communication

is of utmost importance in rearing

children

, as

children

tend to learn from and

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the

communication

styles of their parents.

Thus

, while it is all very well to suggest a greater role for

men

in raising

children

, let us not forget that

women

are generally better suited to the parenting role.